- buy a $800 GPU, keep PC gaming and all the fun maintenance associated with that
- buy a cool new toy like a Xbox Series X/PS5/Steam Deck
- don't do anything, game at 720P with no AA (this sounds sort of like when I had lunchables for dinner yesterday)
Your alternative isn't wrong but they weren't looking to optimize for staying on a PC, but rather, for gaming, and were already thinking in terms of "how much of my disposable income do I want to spend on my hobby?" rather than "should I spend my disposable income on my hobby?"
- buy a $800 GPU, keep PC gaming and all the fun maintenance associated with that
- buy a cool new toy like a Xbox Series X/PS5/Steam Deck
- don't do anything, game at 720P with no AA (this sounds sort of like when I had lunchables for dinner yesterday)
Your alternative isn't wrong but they weren't looking to optimize for staying on a PC, but rather, for gaming, and were already thinking in terms of "how much of my disposable income do I want to spend on my hobby?" rather than "should I spend my disposable income on my hobby?"